Postcard from Mafra

It may well be one of the ultimate monuments to ego, but the National Palace of Mafra in the small town of the same name in Portugal is one extraordinary edifice.



It is, I believe, the largest national monument in Portugal. The basilica around which it is built also has a number of 'bigs', including one of the largest church domes in the world, no less than six massive baroque organs, and a library with some 40,000 books, some dating back to the 15th century.

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